Military Spouse Appreciation Day Blog Hop

5.11.2012

Who knows what today is??? And don't say Friday. We all know when Fridays come around. It's Military Spouse Appreciation Day! Promoting this myself feels all kinds of "APPRECIATE ME" but that's not what I'm getting at here (although having my wine glass refilled without having to get up would be pretty sweet AND appreciated- someone alert Steve to this.). This Blog Hop (still not quite sure what that even is) is intended to help you link up with other military spouses and make some new friends. I've loved getting to know the milspouses I've met through this blog and I look forward to actually knowing someone before we arrive at our next duty station. Alrighty, I'm supposed to introduce myself here. Hold onto yer hats folks!

My name is Jennifer. I'm married to Steve. He's the one in the Army (although sometimes I swear they should send me a paycheck too).


We have two adorable children- Sam (19mo)


and Molly (1mo).


Odie is our resident pug and can entertain Sam better than any dump truck ever could (no easy task). She puts up with a lot, and in return, sometimes receives scraps of Sam's gluten-free meals.


We are currently stationed at Ft Campbell and are all kinds of ready to find out where we'll be stationed next. (Somewhere COLD. PLEASE.) I started this here blog to keep family and friends updated on our growing kiddos since we don't live all that close to them, but it has kinda morphed into something else. Not sure what exactly, but I can write and vent and poke fun and all of these great gals are like, "Amen!" "My kid tried to eat poop TOO!" and "Where is the WINE?! The Army! Gah!" So I enjoy this little spot on the internet. I hear we're supposed to keep this "brief" but if you've ever read here before, y'all know that brevity is not my strong suit. I'm trying to rein it in today though. It helps that someone is yelling at me from his crib upstairs, the washer just dinged, my coffee is four hours old, and Molly just pooped up to her belly button.

Thanks for stopping by! Sorry I didn't have time to put on makeup and real pants for ya! (Note to any new readers: I never put on makeup and wear real pants. *Au naturale* and yoga pants all the way! Huzzah!)

Thanks to Household 6 Diva and Riding The Roller Coaster for hosting!

36 comments :

  1. Hey! Found you through the Blog Hop...your babies are adorbs! You've got a new follower in me- a fellow Army wife, yoga pants/sweat pants wearer and soon to be mom. <3, Allison

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  2. I am stopping by from the blog-hop. I have to say, I love your choice in your daughter's name =) If you are looking for cold for your next post, then Fort Drum is for you. We have been here since February and this Georgia girl is not used to the frigid weather.

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  3. First off, thank you for stopping by my blog!

    Second, it is so nice to meet a fellow blogger from Fort Campbell! There is actually a group on Facebook for Fort Campbell area bloggers if you'd like to meet more of us! I've only met a few, but it is so nice knowing that we're not alone! :)

    PS - I'm also ready to get out of here! Haha! Jay has been here since he got out of basic 5 years ago!

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  4. It's to meet you!!!your little ones are absolutely adorable!! Since you want to go somewhere cold, what post is on the top of your dream list?

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  5. Happy Military Spouse Appreciation Day, Jenn, from one Army wife to another. Coming in from the blog-hop to say 'Hello' and now I'm thinking that a glass of wine should be on the top of my list of requests for this special day! - Leanne (http://militaryblog.militaryavenue.com)

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  6. I LOVE your blog! I found you through the blog hop and I will most definitely be following you!! Happy MilSpouse Appreciation day!

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  7. Happy MilSpouse Appreciation Day! Your littles are TOO CUTE!

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  8. Great intro. I was giggling through it. :) It is nice to meet you, and I am now following your blog!

    Happy Military Spouse Appreciation Day!

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  9. Spending the day in my yoga pants here too :)

    Happy MilSpouse Appreciation Day!

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  10. Your children are ADORABLE!

    New follower. Nice to meet you through the Military Spouse Appreciation blog hop! I'm now following you. I hope you can visit my blog when you get a chance: http://www.athometake2.blogspot.com.

    Please stop by to check out my Weekend Blog Walk. I also co-host a Mom's Monday Mingle and Favorite Product Friday.

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  11. Your family is beautiful. And I too, am reading today with a scrubbed clean face and yoga pants! Cheers!

    Happy Military Spouse Appreciation Day!!

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  12. I'm with you on the cold. Let's go to Alaska, yeah!! Great picture up top of your cute little family :)

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  13. love your intro! I try to avoid makeup and real pants too :)

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  14. Hello Jennifer! I loved reading your blog post and stalking the rest of your blog..haha Your kids are so adorable and so is that little pug of yours! My brother is currently stationed at Fort Campbell, and boy do I miss the Midwest, I am from Southern IL at Carbondale. If you want cold, head on up to Fort Lewis WA!

    Happy Military Spouse Appreciation Day!!!

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  15. Stopping by from the blog hop! :)

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  16. Wouldn't it be great if we DID get a paycheck?!

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  17. HI nice to meet you!! Visiting from the hop and I'm going to add you to my following list!

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  18. You MUST fill me in on why you want cold weather!! BRRRR! I froze my toosh at Fort Drum, but I will admit that the snow is pretty :)

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  19. Love your intro! And can totally relate as I sit here in my yoga pants sans makeup:) I feel you on the cold thing too; we're at Ft Bliss in El Paso Texas. WAY too hot!!

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  20. Aww the joys of blogs, we can have the best of friendships and meet people from all over the world, all without make-up on and in our yoga pants! ;)
    Happy MilSpouse Day to you! :)

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  21. I wasn't sure what a blog hop was either! I think I'm starting to get it though! Love your pics!

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  22. boo hiss how did I miss this blog hop? btws your adorbs!

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  23. I came by to thank you for leaving me a comment and I literally laughed out loud when I read your intro. I am LOVING your blog. I'm now following, and looking forward to reading more!

    Thanks for all you do, the milspouse life isn't always easy. Happy Military Spouse Appreciation Day, from Anastasia @ Wild Blue Wonders

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  24. I'm crossing my fingers you come to Misawa. I know it's an AB but there's some Army here too!

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  25. Found you through the blog hop, I love hearing about how other women deal with struggles and frustrations that come with military life so I look forward to following you!

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  26. Hi!! I found you on the blog hop! Your children are precious!! :) -Jen @ The Adventures of Our Army Life

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  27. Happy Milspouse Day to you, my friend. I asked J, "do you know what today is?" He said, "Yes! Um, it's important, I know...um, my soldiers told me to tell you something, um." Maybe next year he'll know what to say ;)

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  28. Yes, all us wives/moms should be receiving a paycheck!! Nice to meet you!

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  29. Yoga pants all the way! I hate having to wear "real" pants (though I'm looking forward being able to wear pants with a zipper again in a few months!) Your kids are adorable! I just want to pinch Molly's cheeks and snuggle up with her (I'm getting impatient to hold my little one so I'm cuddling with all available babies! Hope that's not creepy!)

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  30. I just had to stop and say hello! :) You seriously make me chuckle and laugh every time I read your posts. I just had to say (yet again) how super cute your kids are! I hope you have a wonderful weekend and a wonderful Mother's Day!!!!!

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  31. I'm a new reader from the Blog Hop-- your kids are so cute! Looking forward to reading your blog :) And I totally understand about wanting to be somewhere cold-- I've lived in GA, AZ, and now TX since I married my husband... it's been a HOT three years!

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  32. You stopped by my blog...so I came by to say hi1 :) No we are not at Fort Campbell, we are at Ft. Leavenworth in Kansas. I understand wanting to go some where cold, because it is really hot here too!

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  33. Finally catching up on the blog hop! Happy Belated Military Spouse Appreciation Day! Your kids are just gorgeous, wonderful pictures! I definitely had a giggle at your post, thanks for making a fellow yoga pant wearer smile today.

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  34. Thank you so much for joining in on the blog hop! And sorry it took me so long to come and visit. It was great reading your party post and getting to know you a little more. Love your pictures! :) Hope you had fun visiting the other ladies on the list and that you had a fabulous Mil Spouse Appreciation Day!!!

    xoxo
    Roller Coaster
    http://www.ridingtherollercoaster.com

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  35. I am a little late posting on everyone's blog but I am from Southern Alabama too! My husband is an Auburn fan but I am a Alabama fan. I can't wait to read more of your post! Your children are so cute!

    From Amanda @ mickandmackarmyadventures.blogspot.com

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